 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 11 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | 16th Day - 2010 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
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HB 2466-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Kelley, Roberts, Johnson, Ericks, Hudgins, and Hurst; by request of Washington State Patrol)
Concerning the regulation of ignition interlock devices by the Washington state patrol.
Authorizes the state patrol to: (1) Inspect the records and equipment of manufacturers, vendors, and customers of ignition interlock devices; and(2) Suspend or revoke, for noncompliance, the certification of an ignition interlock device and the installation privileges of a provider or installer.Requires companies that do not use ignition interlock devices that employ fuel cell technology to begin doing so within five years of the effective date of the act.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2481-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Kretz, Blake, Hinkle, Ormsby, Dunshee, McCoy, Eddy, Upthegrove, Carlyle, Haler, Morrell, Warnick, and Kessler; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands)
Authorizing the department of natural resources to enter into forest biomass supply agreements.
Allows the department of natural resources to: (1) Maintain a list of all potential sources of forest biomass on state lands;(2) Enter forest biomass supply contracts;(3) Authorize the sale of forest biomass;(4) Lease state lands, under certain circumstances; and(5) Establish a forest health supply agreement demonstration project.
| Jan 13 | Work session, public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2484-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Nelson, Darneille, Pedersen, Green, Miloscia, Hunt, Ormsby, and Flannigan)
Addressing the termination of month to month or other periodic tenancies governed by the residential landlord-tenant act.
Revises notification requirements for terminating month to month or other periodic tenancies governed by the residential landlord-tenant act.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2518-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, and Kelley; by request of Board For Judicial Administration)
Modifying oath requirements for interpreters.
Modifies oath requirements for interpreters.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2576-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Liias, Moeller, Pedersen, and Armstrong; by request of Secretary of State)
Restructuring fees for the division of corporations and affirming authority to establish fees for the charities program of the office of the secretary of state.
Restructures certain fees for the division of corporations of the office of the secretary of state in a manner that has minimal revenue impact but moves the division of corporations towards a more self-sustaining budget.Affirms the office of the secretary of state's authority to establish fees for a charitable organization education program.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2627-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, Green, Miloscia, and Kenney)
Concerning child support order summary report forms.
Requires the division of child support to use data compiled from child support court and administrative orders in preparing the required quadrennial review of the child support guidelines.Eliminates certain forms used to establish or modify child support orders.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2636-S
by House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Kirby, Nelson, and Kenney; by request of Department of Financial Institutions)
Concerning money transmitters.
Modifies money transmitter regulations.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | FII - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2722-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Moeller, and Kenney)
Concerning persons appointed by the court to provide information in family law and adoption cases.
Authorizes the court to order the parties in adoption cases to pay the guardian ad litem fee.Requires an investigator to comply with certain training requirements if the investigator is not supervised by a guardian ad litem or a court-appointed special advocate program.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2753-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Springer, Maxwell, Jacks, Nelson, Simpson, Conway, Ormsby, Chase, and Santos)
Creating a workforce housing program.
Allocates funds from the outstanding indebtedness of the housing finance commission to implement a workforce housing program.Modifies provisions relating to allocations of state bond ceilings and bond use categories, specifically housing.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2778-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kessler, Santos, Darneille, Maxwell, Kenney, Kagi, Williams, Rolfes, Appleton, Hudgins, Ericks, Morrell, McCoy, Seaquist, Green, O'Brien, Carlyle, Roberts, Pearson, Nelson, and Simpson)
Concerning domestic violence.
Increases the safety afforded to individuals who seek protection of public and private agencies involved in domestic violence prevention.Improves the ability of agencies to address the needs of victims and their children and the delivery of services.Upgrades the quality of treatment programs.Enhances the ability of the justice system to respond quickly and fairly to domestic violence.Achieves more uniformity in the decision-making processes at public and private agencies that address domestic violence by reducing inconsistencies and duplications.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2793-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler, Walsh, Pedersen, Chase, Williams, Kagi, Moeller, Haigh, Nelson, and Simpson)
Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.
Clarifies and expands the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.Establishes consistent standards and procedural safeguards for the protection of all parties involved in a gestational surrogacy contract in this state and confirms the legal status of children born as a result of these contracts.Requires any action taken by an agency to implement the provisions of the act to be accomplished within existing resources.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 25 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 3093
by Representatives Williams, Sullivan, Simpson, Santos, and Ormsby
Regarding parental involvement in the development of educational programs for children with disabilities.
Affords parents and parent-designated independent evaluators and educational consultants, upon request of a parent of a child with disabilities, timely access for observations of the child's current educational program and any program proposed for the child.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3094
by Representatives Klippert, Quall, Priest, and Short
Creating a demonstration project to reduce truancy.
Authorizes school districts to apply, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to select up to five school district applicants, to participate in a six-year attendance and graduation coach demonstration project to reduce truancy.Terminates the project September 1, 2016.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3095
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, and Wallace
Modifying the powers of the Washington tree fruit research commission.
Modifies the powers of the Washington tree fruit research commission.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 29 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3096
by Representatives McCoy, Hinkle, Hunt, Morris, and Wallace
Regarding field investigations on privately owned lands.
Requires field investigations on privately owned lands to be conducted by professional archaeologists.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 3097
by Representatives Quall, Anderson, Probst, Ormsby, Maxwell, Wallace, and Sullivan
Providing for salary bonuses for nationally certified educators.
Provides salary bonuses for nationally certified educators.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3098
by Representatives Sullivan, Quall, Anderson, Maxwell, Wallace, Kenney, Santos, and Ormsby
Creating a coordinated school health public-private partnership.
Establishes a coordinated school health public-private partnership to assist school districts in implementing model school district policies on access to nutritious foods and developmentally appropriate exercise and school district standards for food choice, physical activity, and childhood fitness.Authorizes the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to the extent funds are available, to hire staff to convene the partnership members, bring together stakeholders, and garner funds to implement the goals.Authorizes identified schools, to the extent funds are available, to create certain demonstration projects in order to implement the policies.Creates the coordinated school health public-private partnership account.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3099
by Representative Chase
Promoting recycling and preventing the waste of recyclable materials.
Requires a recycling program to be provided in the same place and the same quantities wherever solid waste or litter receptacles are located in communities where there is an established curbside service and where recycling services are available to businesses.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 3100
by Representatives Chase, Orcutt, Driscoll, Kessler, and Ormsby
Regarding firearms safety education programs.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction, within existing resources, to develop a program of instruction for firearms accident prevention for students in kindergarten through grade twelve.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3101
by Representatives Chase, Wallace, and Ormsby
Increasing the small business credit for the business and occupation tax.
Increases the small business credit for the business and occupation tax.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3102
by Representatives Chase and Hasegawa
Studying Washington's fiscal resources, structure, and needs.
Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to facilitate and staff a group of Washington citizens to become the committee on Washington's finances to determine the best way to identify and fund the necessary services for Washington's citizens.Expires November 30, 2011.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3103
by Representative Anderson
Reducing unemployment taxes.
Provides hiring incentives to employers by reducing unemployment taxes.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3104
by Representative Rolfes
Modifying community solar project provisions for investment cost recovery incentives.
Modifies community solar project provisions for investment cost recovery incentives.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 3105
by Representatives Rolfes, Wallace, Kenney, and Ormsby
Allowing the director of financial management to include alternative fuel vehicles in a strategy to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from state agency fleets.
Includes alternative fuel vehicles as a strategy to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from state agency fleets.Requires the department of general administration, in an effort to achieve lower overall emissions for all other classes of vehicles, to consider purchasing or converting to vehicles that use a nonpetroleum-based fuel source that achieve a reduction of at least ten percent in lifecycle carbon intensity, when compared to a similar vehicle that uses a petroleum-based fuel source.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 29 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3106
by Representatives O'Brien, Warnick, McCune, and Wallace
Concerning the disposition of a deceased tenant's personal property.
Provides procedures for the disposition of a deceased tenant's personal property.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3107
by Representatives Morris, Simpson, Van De Wege, Chase, Hasegawa, and Ormsby
Eliminating the availability of aerospace tax incentives for airplane manufacturers transferring substantial manufacturing operations to other states.
Prohibits a person manufacturing commercial airplanes in this state from claiming any aerospace tax incentive if more than fifty percent of the final assembly of any commercial airplane family manufactured by the person occurs outside this state.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3108
by Representatives O'Brien, Warnick, Pettigrew, Wallace, and Santos
Modifying state payments for in-home care.
Requires the department of social and health services to pay for a home care agency for in-home personal care services provided under the medicaid in-home personal care program if the care is provided to a client by a family member of the client and other conditions are met.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 3109
by Representatives Schmick, Warnick, Wallace, and McCune
Allowing local governments to create golf cart zones.
Authorizes the legislative authority of a city or county to create a golf cart zone surrounding a golf course to permit the incidental operation of golf carts upon a street or highway of this state having a speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour or less.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 3110
by Representative Klippert
Including persons acquitted by reason of insanity within the slayer statute.
Provides that a person who is acquitted by reason of insanity of the killing of a person is deemed to be a slayer within the meaning of chapter 11.84 RCW (inheritance rights of slayers or abusers).
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3111
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, and McCune
Concerning hospitals reporting violent injuries.
Revises a hospital's reporting requirements with regard to bullet, gunshot, or stab wounds.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3112
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, McCune, Wallace, and Roach
Concerning assault of a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency.
Modifies provisions relating to assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, and the standard sentence range with regard to the assault of a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 3113
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, McCune, Wallace, and Roach
Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.
Creates a sentence enhancement for body armor.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 3114
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, McCune, Dammeier, Wallace, Simpson, and Roach
Controlling computer access by residents of the special commitment center.
Prohibits certain persons committed or detained pursuant to chapter 71.09 RCW (sexually violent predators) from possessing or accessing a personal computer.Permits those persons to access a personal computer with a limited functioning device only capable of word processing and limited data storage.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 3115
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, McCune, Wallace, and Roach
Addressing the coordination between local law enforcement and the department of corrections.
Revises provisions relating to community custody violations.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to implement procedures as part of the city and county jail booking and reporting system to automatically notify the department of corrections when certain events affect a department-supervised offender housed in any city or county jail.Requires the department of corrections to provide all local law enforcement in the state with access to the offender management network information system.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 3116
by Representatives Campbell, Liias, Kirby, Wallace, Santos, and McCune
Establishing a small business loan guarantee program.
Requires the economic development finance authority to develop and conduct a small business loan guarantee program to provide access to capital for qualified small businesses.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HB 3117
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, McCune, Wallace, and Roach
Limiting alternatives to confinement for certain offenders who violate terms of community custody.
Addresses alternatives to confinement for offenders who are being supervised for a domestic violence offense or who commit a violation while armed with a deadly weapon.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 3118
by Representatives Campbell, McCune, Klippert, Orcutt, Shea, Crouse, Kretz, Johnson, Ross, Angel, and Warnick
Requiring driver's license and instruction permit applicants to provide verification of their lawful presence in the United States.
Requires an applicant for a driver's license or instruction permit to provide proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 3119
by Representatives Quall, Priest, Sullivan, Kenney, Santos, and Ormsby
Regarding public school education programs for the prevention of child abuse.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) In consultation with professionals in the field of child abuse prevention and interested organizations, establish a statewide child abuse prevention program to be incorporated into existing programs at each public school; and(2) Implement and conduct these activities using only federal funding provided through the United States department of education for school safety and prevention programs.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3120
by Representatives Santos, Williams, and Ormsby
Imposing a state tax on bottled water to fund public health services.
Imposes a tax on each wholesale sale of bottled water to fund local health jurisdictions to conduct core public health functions of statewide significance.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3121
by Representative Kagi; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning child welfare services.
Expands membership of the child welfare transformation committee by including a youth currently in, or an alumni of, the state foster care system.Requires the committee to: (1) After two demonstration sites have been selected and are in operation, develop recommendations for a competitive contract bidding process; and(2) In selecting demonstration sites, for the provision of certain child welfare services, maintain the placement and care authority of the state over children receiving child welfare services at a level that does not adversely affect the continuation of federal funding and options to further maximize federal funding opportunities.Requires the conversion of contracts for the provision of child welfare services to performance-based contracts to be done in a manner that does not adversely affect the continuation of federal funding and options to further maximize federal funding opportunities.Authorizes a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state to provide certain child welfare services.Requires the department of social and health services to give primary preference for performance-based contracts to private nonprofit entities, for the purposes of the provision of child welfare services by supervising agencies under the act.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3122
by Representatives Darneille, Hunt, McCoy, Upthegrove, and Dunshee; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Authorizing the department of natural resources to recover costs for data delivery services provided under the natural heritage program.
Provides cost recovery incurred for staff time and other expenses involved in data delivery provided under the natural heritage program.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HJM 4027
by Representatives Hasegawa, Hudgins, Maxwell, Wallace, Simpson, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire
Requesting that a retired space shuttle orbiter be transferred to Washington's museum of flight.
Requests that a retired space shuttle orbiter be transferred to Washington's museum of flight.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HJR 4222
by Representatives Ormsby, Warnick, Blake, Anderson, Maxwell, Jacks, Wallace, and Kenney; by request of State Treasurer
Resolving to define "interest" in the state Constitution.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to define "interest."
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
SB 6732
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist, Keiser, Honeyford, and Shin
Addressing claims of insolvent self-insurers under industrial insurance.
Addresses claims of insolvent self-insurers under industrial insurance.Requires the department of labor and industries to transfer the balance of any defaulted self-insured employer's deposit into the insolvency trust fund after certain actions have occurred.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6733
by Senator King
Allocating responsibility for court-related costs of involuntary commitment proceedings.
Allocates responsibility, for court-related costs of an involuntary commitment, to the county in which the detention was initiated.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6734
by Senator King
Modifying interest rate and penalty provisions in the current use program.
Modifies provisions regarding interest rates and penalties in the current use program.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6735
by Senator Tom
Concerning condominium association liens.
Addresses condominium association liens.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6736
by Senators Tom and Fraser
Modifying state expenditure limitations.
Requires the fiscal impact of new tax preferences to be offset by modifying or repealing previously enacted tax preferences in order to enact a single piece of legislation that has a net zero impact or a net positive impact.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6737
by Senators Marr, Brown, and McCaslin
Providing an exemption from property tax for aircraft used to provide air ambulance services for nonprofits.
Provides a property tax exemption for aircraft that are owned by certain nonprofit organizations and used to provide emergency medical transportation services.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6738
by Senators Kilmer and Jacobsen
Concerning the sale of surplus salmon from state hatcheries.
Authorizes the director of the department of fish and wildlife to sell eggs and carcasses of surplus salmon.Requires the director, in selling surplus salmon, to give priority to a regional fisheries enhancement group, or a coalition of groups, that agree to handle collection, distribution, and disposal of the surplus salmon for all state hatcheries for at least five years.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6739
by Senator Hobbs
Modifying hit and run provisions.
Increases, in certain circumstances, the seriousness level for the offense of hit and run.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6740
by Senators Hobbs, Oemig, Gordon, McAuliffe, and Shin
Concerning a comprehensive K-12 education policy.
Requires the technical working group convened to develop options for a new system of supplemental school funding through local school levies and local effort assistance to examine options for a comprehensive K-12 finance policy.Requires the department of revenue to provide technical assistance, including financial and legal analysis, to support the working group.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6741
by Senator Rockefeller
Regarding special meetings notice under the open public meetings act.
Modifies the requirements for providing notice of a special meeting under the open public meetings act.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6742
by Senator Pridemore
Calculating average final compensation under the public employees' retirement system.
Modifies the calculation of average final compensation for plans 1, 2, and 3 of the public employees' retirement system.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6743
by Senators McDermott and Kauffman
Regarding field investigations on privately owned lands.
Requires field investigations on privately owned land to be conducted by professional archaeologists.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6744
by Senator King
Prohibiting the liquor control board from increasing the markup of any liquor product.
Prohibits the liquor control board from increasing the markup of any liquor product.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6745
by Senator Sheldon
Concerning veterinary technician licenses.
Modifies requirements of the state veterinary board of governors when issuing a veterinary technician license.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6746
by Senators Jacobsen, Kauffman, Kline, and Keiser
Regarding the scope of collective bargaining for nontenured faculty at community and technical colleges.
Affirms that the constitutional requirement of due process applies to nontenured faculty in community and technical colleges.Requires, after an appropriate probationary period of evaluation, nontenured faculty members whose contracts are not renewed to be provided with the reasons for the nonrenewal and a process to challenge the nonrenewal.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6747
by Senators Jacobsen, Fraser, Ranker, Shin, and Kline; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Authorizing the department of natural resources to recover costs for data delivery services provided under the natural heritage program.
Provides cost recovery incurred for staff time and other expenses involved in date delivery provided under the natural heritage program.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6748
by Senators Tom and Zarelli
Concerning the business and occupation taxation of newspaper-labeled supplements.
Addresses the business and occupation taxation of newspaper-labeled supplements.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6749
by Senators Fraser and Honeyford
Concerning the transfer of commercial real estate.
Addresses the transfer of commercial real estate.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6750
by Senators McAuliffe and Shin
Modifying sales and use tax provisions for the local infrastructure financing tool program.
Modifies sales and use tax provisions for the local infrastructure financing tool program.Expires June 30, 2039.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6751
by Senators Franklin, Parlette, Keiser, Delvin, Marr, Kline, King, Kohl-Welles, Schoesler, Honeyford, and Shin
Establishing the medicaid nursing facility quality assurance trust fund.
Creates the medicaid nursing facility quality assurance trust fund to receive nursing facility quality assurance fees to use in securing federal matching funds under federally prescribed programs available through the state medicaid plan.Expires June 30, 2013.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6752
by Senators Roach and Parlette
Concerning signatures on an initiative or referendum petition.
Requires that valid voter signatures on initiative and referendum petitions be counted by the secretary of state.Informs citizens of the laws relating to petition signing, petition signature gathering, and unlawful interference with or harassment of anyone signing a petition or gathering signatures for a petition.Ensures the safety of citizens who gather signatures for initiatives and referenda.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6753
by Senators Roach and Stevens
Revising standards for valuation of residential real property.
Requires the assessor to: (1) Value residential real property at its current true and fair value using appropriate statistical data;(2) Consider current sales data when gathering appropriate statistical data and determining residential real property market trends; and(3) Compile the statistical data into categories of comparable properties.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6754
by Senators McDermott, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Making the names and addresses of persons signing initiative or referendum petitions public records.
Allows names and addresses of persons signing initiative or referendum petitions to be made available for public inspection and copying.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6755
by Senator Kohl-Welles
Creating a coordinated school health public-private partnership.
Establishes a coordinated school health public-private partnership to assist school district in implementing model school district policies on access to nutritious foods and developmentally appropriate exercise and school district standards for food choice, physical activity, and childhood fitness.Authorizes the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to the extent funds are available, to hire staff to convene the partnership members, bring together stakeholders, and garner funds to implement the goals.Authorizes identified schools, to the extent funds are available, to create certain demonstration projects in order to implement the policies.Creates the coordinated school health public-private partnership account.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6756
by Senators Tom and Kline
Requiring insurance benefits with wellness incentives for public employees.
Requires insurance benefits with wellness incentives for public employees.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6757
by Senators Fraser, Kastama, Kilmer, Shin, and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning the designation and support of projects of statewide significance.
Revises provisions related to projects of statewide significance and creates a business and occupation tax credit and a public utility tax credit for investments in the projects.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6758
by Senators Keiser, Prentice, and Parlette; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning hospital safety net assessment.
Creates the hospital safety net assessment and hospital safety net assessment fund to allow the state to generate additional federal financial participation for the medicaid program and provide for increased reimbursement to hospitals.Imposes a hospital safety net assessment, the funds of which are to be used solely to augment all other funding sources and not as a substitute for any other funds.Intends: (1) That the total amount assessed not exceed the amount needed, in combination with all other available funds, to support the reimbursement rates and other payments authorized by the act; and(2) To condition the assessment on receiving federal approval for receipt of additional federal financial participation and on continuation of other funding sufficient to maintain hospital reimbursement rates and small rural disproportionate share payments at least at the levels in effect on June 30, 2009.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6759
by Senators Kauffman, Oemig, Prentice, and Kline
Requiring a plan for a voluntary program of early learning as a part of basic education.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, with assistance and support from the department of early learning, to convene a technical working group to develop a comprehensive plan to include a voluntary program of early learning in basic education.Changes the composition of the early learning advisory council.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6760
by Senators Oemig, Gordon, McDermott, McAuliffe, Tom, Kauffman, Fairley, Ranker, Hargrove, Kline, Murray, Eide, Franklin, Hobbs, and Shin
Regarding the basic education instructional allocation distribution formula.
Refines and provides greater detail to the distribution formula for the basic education instructional allocation.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6761
by Senators McAuliffe, Ranker, McDermott, Oemig, Fairley, Hargrove, Kline, Murray, Hobbs, and Shin
Regarding the recommendations of the quality education council.
Allocates at least fifty percent of any new state revenue to the implementation of the basic education program as established in chapter 548, Laws of 2009.Continues implementation of chapter 548, Laws of 2009, by continuing to phase-in all-day kindergarten incrementally and authorizing a phase-in of implementation of a new distribution formula for pupil transportation.Continues to review and revise the formulas and make revisions as necessary for technical purposes and consistency in the event of mathematical or other technical errors.Adjusts the timelines for other working groups so that their expertise and advice can be received as soon as possible and to make technical adjustments to certain provisions of chapter 548, Laws of 2009.Requires the quality education council to: (1) Monitor progress of the K-12 data governance group and develop and recommend a process for how to adequately fund and use research-based, empirical data analysis to analyze and drive evidence-based practices through the education research and data center and data governance group; and(2) Evaluate the effectiveness of the beginning educator support team pilot program and, if the program proves effective, recommend the phase-in of funding beginning in the 2011-12 school year.Requires the funding formula technical working group to develop the details of a new component to the prototype school funding formulas to provide funding for school districts designated as requiring action by the state board of education to support transformation efforts in persistently low-performing schools.Creates the education stabilization account.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6762
by Senators Fraser, Haugen, and Kline
Regarding compliance with the state environmental policy act in the consideration of cumulative impacts and the assumption of lead agency status when the same agency is the sponsor of the project.
Requires an environmental impact statement to be prepared for proposed actions that are closely related enough to be considered a single action.Requires discussion of the cumulative impacts of past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions in the statement.Addresses lead agency status with regard to initiation and implementation of a proposal.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6763
by Senators Rockefeller, Prentice, Tom, and Kline
Restricting the sales and use tax exemptions for machinery and equipment used in the generation of renewable energy to local electric utilities or persons contracting with local electric utilities.
Restricts the sales and use tax exemptions for machinery and equipment used in the generation of certain renewable energy.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6764
by Senators Gordon, Pflug, Oemig, McCaslin, Kline, and Hargrove
Regarding accrual of interest on judgments founded on tortious conduct.
Addresses accrual of interest on judgments founded on tortious conduct.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6765
by Senators Swecker and McCaslin
Increasing the maximum number of vehicles allowed for vehicle combinations that may be operated on public highways.
Increases the maximum number of vehicles allowed for vehicle combinations that may be operated on public highways.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SJM 8024
by Senators Tom, Berkey, and Schoesler
Requesting that all residential mortgages and deeds of trust become recourse loans.
Requests that all residential mortgages and deeds of trust become recourse loans.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SJM 8025
by Senators Prentice, Haugen, Fraser, Shin, and Roach; by request of Governor Gregoire
Requesting that a retired space shuttle orbiter be transferred to Washington's museum of flight.
Requests that a retired space shuttle orbiter be transferred to Washington's museum of flight.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |